SUMITRA vs INDER SINGH

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$~104 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision:07.05.2025 + MAT.APP.(F.C.) 172/2025 SUMITRA .....Appellant Through: Mr.V.K. Sharma, Mr.R.A. Sharma, Advs. versus INDER SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr.Anurag Pratap, Mr.Rishiraj, Advs. with respondent with sons and daughter. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 27599/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to just exceptions. CM APPL. 27597/2025 2. For the reasons stated in the application, the delay in filing the present appeal is condoned. 3. The application stands disposed of. MAT.APP.(F.C.) 172/2025 & CM APPL. 27598/2025 4. This appeal has been filed, challenging the Orders dated 30.11.2024 and 18.01.2025 passed by the learned Family Court-02, South East, Saket Courts, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as ‘learned Family Court’) in HMA No.160/2019 titled as Inder Singh v. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed MAT.APP.(F.C.) 172/2025 Page 1 of 3 By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Date:13.05.2025 18:57:45 Sumitra. 5. By the Impugned Order dated 30.11.2024, the learned Family Court had directed the parties herein and their son to appear before the Trauma Centre, AIIMS on 10.12.2024 for a DNA Test to be conducted. 6. By the subsequent Impugned Order dated 18.01.2025, the learned Family Court took on record the report of the said test received from the Trauma Centre, AIIMS. 7. It is the case of the appellant that the Impugned Orders are liable to be set aside inasmuch as the DNA Test could not have been directed in view of various admissions of the respondent on the parentage of the child. 8. In the peculiar facts of the present case, however, we do not find any merit in the present appeal. 9. The learned counsel for the respondent, who appears o